My brother wants to play a wargame. He's getting nostalgic about warhammer. What are some great wargames that are easy to get into and don't cost too much? A stand-alone box game like battle lore is an option or expandable like drop zone commander and malifeaux or warmachine etc, cheers!

Are you looking for a wargame (i.e., a military simulation) or a fantasy warfare miniatures game? For example, an easy to get into wargame with minis would be Memoir '44. But I'm not sure if that's what you want.

Malifaux is pretty slick. The miniatures are great, but they do require assembly and painting (if you're into that). The good news is that you only need a "crew" per side, so it's pretty easy to keep the cost down. As mentioned, there's a starter box that provides you with two small crews and everything else you need to play in one box. Beyond that, a single crew box isn't too expensive, so if you want to keep going you can.

All that being said, it is a miniatures game... so once you get into it, there's more than you can throw money at .